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Nell

American  
[nel] / nɛl /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Helen.


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For Andrea’s 40th birthday earlier this year, I repaid the favor and requested a video for her from Nell Campbell, who portrayed Columbia, in which she talked about sisterhood — and “Rocky Horror,” of course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In Aspen, the Little Nell hotel will close for a major renovation beginning in April with plans to reopen at the end of the year or in early 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Ms. O’Malley’s initially forthright Orla has come across as a career-driven professional whom Nell suspected of pushing Robin in directions he might not have wanted to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Everyone on stage mesmerizes, yet Christopher Nell as The Boy, a barrel of laughs and an acrobat, nonetheless steals the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

“Her very own scrapbook. Note Pride, the very image of our Nell here.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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